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INTEREST: SoftBank's Pepper Robot Modded for Lewd Interactions


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DmonHiro





PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:38 pm Reply with quote
I would comment, but I have nothing clever to say. Just... wow...
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:48 pm Reply with quote
This robot looks incredibly creepy.

Also, I have to wonder--what benefit would this have? Unless there is some wave of robophilia going around Japan, I don't think this is a situation that's going to come up very often.

By the way, the video refers to this robot as "Peppai." Where did "Pepper" come from?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:49 pm Reply with quote
Pepper is her official name: animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-06-05/softbank-has-its-own-humanoid-robot/.75243
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Cerceaux



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 1:49 pm Reply with quote
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There is some risk to groping Pepper too much. After a certain amount of interaction, Pepper asks the user to stop, takes their picture, uses facial recognition to determine their age and gender, and then posts that information along with a mosaic of their face on Twitter.
"Congratulations, you have achieved entry into the pervert hall of shame!" Laughing

I'm wondering how long it'll be before someone modifies one into a Hatsune Miku version.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:15 pm Reply with quote
After reading this article, I find this very disturbing.
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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:16 pm Reply with quote
One step closer to consumer sexdroids.
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Drunk



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:25 pm Reply with quote
leafy sea dragon wrote:
By the way, the video refers to this robot as "Peppai." Where did "Pepper" come from?


This is most likely a combination of Pepper and "oppai", which is a slang term for breasts.
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gel309



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:31 pm Reply with quote
After watching the movie Ex Machina...
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Eisenmann V



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 2:33 pm Reply with quote
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Her previous interface involved moaning daikon radishes.



I think my brain just hit the eject button.
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Just-another-face



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:05 pm Reply with quote
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The answer: sex, of course.


Of course. This is Japan we're talking about after all. They'll make dirties out of anything.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:26 pm Reply with quote
This is....disturbing and it's pretty sad that this even a thing.
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TrailOfDead



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 3:42 pm Reply with quote
how is it even possible to make feelin' a titty as unappealing as this?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:13 pm Reply with quote
Uh.....what? okkkk....... I find it hilarious that they don't even bother to make the robot look human or have a human face. We know it's all about the boobs.

"There is some risk to groping Pepper too much. After a certain amount of interaction, Pepper asks the user to stop, takes their picture, uses facial recognition to determine their age and gender, and then posts that information along with a mosaic of their face on Twitter."

Enjoy yourself, but not too much Smile
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:31 pm Reply with quote
Well, at least the Twitter Wall of Shame will help the public steer clear of the people that decided to...have their personal affairs with Pepper.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:58 pm Reply with quote
Well, at least they could use this as a sexual fantasy target rather than people.
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